SNL: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Has Got Being A Superhero Sewed Up

To promote the upcoming release of his raunchy theatrical reboot of Baywatch, and because he seems to have such a ball showing off his comedic side, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson hosted last night's season finale of Saturday Night Live -- which was his fifth time hosting the sketch comedy program.

One of the better sketches of the night involved Johnson playing Scorpio, a once-ordinary man (named Steve) that recently chose to become a superhero after obtaining "super-abilities of a scorpion: enhanced strength, deadly grip, a very venomous sting."

When a villain named Maximilian has the city gripped in fear, Scorpio decides it is time to make his heroic debut, but before doing so, just in case things don't go so well, he stops off to say goodbye to his friend Linda. At first, she's shocked to see Steve dressed as a superhero, and instead of focusing on his powers, she can't stop talking about the design and craftsmanship of his costume -- which he remarkably constructed in a day.

BAYWATCH follows devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon (Johnson) as he butts heads with a brash new recruit (Efron). Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.

Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses, Identity Thief) is directing the film from a screenplay most recently written by Damian Shannon & Mark Swift and Barry Schwartz. Beau Flynn (San Andreas, Hercules), Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters, Up In the Air), and Michael Berk, Doug Schwartz (Soul Surfer) & Greg Bonann, creators of the iconic Baywatch television series, are producing. The executive producers are Michele Berk (Bandits, Kill the Sparrows), Louise Rosner (The Big Short, The Hunger Games franchise), Tom Pollock (Up In The Air, Oold School), and Ali Bell (Hitchcock). Eli Roth is a co-producer.

The film stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (Central Intelligence, San Andreas, Fast & Furious franchise) and Zac Efron (Neighbors, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates). Joining Johnson and Efron are Alexandra Daddario (San Andreas, True Detective), Priyanka Chopra (Quantico), Jon Bass (Big Time in Hollywood, FL, The Newsroom), Kelly Rohrbach (Café Society), Ilfenesh Hadera (Billions), and Hannibal Buress (Daddy's Home, Neighbors).

Baywatch will be released on May 26, 2017.